Discussion in 'Completed Listings' started by KS11, Jun 23, 2012.
for trade is my silver 40-150mm R version in silver Olympus lens for micro four thirds.
my 40-150mm is mint and was not used much as i prefer primes. a lot!
Bump. Due to some very poor communication with buyer here I am listing now for sale.
Isn't that a pretty sharp lens, that R model? Slow of course, but sharp, no? My interest is piqued somewhat. Just need to reflect more on how often I'd use it.
Yes the lens is the R version and the focus was never a problem even with the old version, firmware is identical to the older version an it appears the R was just a cosmetic upgrade.
As for international shipping there are two options, I can ship via small box which would be roughly 20 usd, or small parcel with lots of bubble wrap for 10 usd. I can be flexible on shipping as small parcel but will remain firm on price if you choose the small box option.
If I remember correctly when I was still living in Canada there are import duties ONLY on camera bodies, not lenses.
Super...I found your PM. "If" it becomes available, then I will need your paypal info.
Oh, and I was an expat for 8 years. Did a stint in Riyadh. As many Canadians as were Americans for my compound neighbors. Lots of fun.


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Denver Pioneer Hockey Tickets go on Sale
Posted September 8, 2011 at 11:42 am
DENVER – Single game tickets for the 2011-12 Denver Pioneer hockey team go on sale Saturday, Sept. 10 at 9 a.m. MT. Single game tickets for the seven-time NCAA champion Pioneers start as low as $18.
DU's 21-game home schedule is highlighted by two-game series' against 2011 NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth (Nov. 4-5), in-state rival Colorado College (Nov. 12 & Feb. 3) and Frozen Four participant North Dakota (Feb. 24-25), and single games against Princeton (Nov. 25) and Miami University (Nov. 26).
DU also hosts Minnesota State (Oct. 21-22), Nebraska Omaha (Nov. 18-19), Union (Dec. 30), Alabama-Huntsville (Jan. 6-7) and Bemidji State (Jan. 13-14) at Magness Arena.
"The 2011-12 home schedule presents quite a challenge for our hockey team," DU head coach George Gwozdecky said. "Perennial NCAA powers North Dakota, Miami, Colorado College, Minnesota Duluth and Minnesota will give us all we can handle at home. We also have difficult games against Nebraska Omaha, Bemidji State, Princeton, Union and Alabama-Huntsville. Our fans should be excited at the overall quality of opponents that are coming to Magness Arena this season."
DU advanced to its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament and finished with a 25-12-5 record last season. Junior Drew Shore (Denver) and sophomore Jason Zucker (Las Vegas) lead the Pioneers into action this season after leading DU with 46 points and 45 points, respectively, last season.
Tickets can be purchased at the Daniel L. Ritchie Center North Box Office or online at www.DenverPioneers.com/tickets. The Box Office will open at 9 a.m. on Sept. 10. For more information, please contact the DU Box Office at (303) 871-2336.
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WOODBURY – During the middle of the binding arbitration process, the Region 14 School District Board of Education and Nonnewaug Teachers Association, the union representing all Region 14 teachers, reached a contract for its approximately 174 teachers. The agreement, which is part of a binding arbitration award, was issued by the arbitrators on February 6, and was filed with the school district and the members towns today.
The negotiations between the Board of Education and the teacher union began in the fall. However the parties were not able to reach an agreement during the negotiation process or during mediation, and the binding arbitration process was imposed upon the parties by the State at the end of December, 2018.
The three-year contract that is part of the award issued by the arbitrators takes effect on July 1. While the agreement is not perfect, the total salary increases over the term of the contract is 8.6%, which is consistent with the statewide average for three-year teacher contract settlements this year. There are no increases in the extra duty stipend amounts paid to teacher.
Consistent with the other District bargaining units, the contract calls for a significant reduction by Region 14 of its payment of the teachers' health insurance deductibles in year three of the contract, which was a major priority for the Board and which will help offset the salary increases .
While the contract is not perfect, the overall "bottom line" financial result from any decision by arbitrators (when looking at salaries, insurance and stipends) following a fully contested hearing process would likely have not been any more favorable to the District (in light of the settlements reached by other school district statewide in general and by similar school districts in particular), and the resolution reached by the parties will save the Board from further costs of the arbitration process. The contract was created taking into account the request for salary increase by the teacher's union, the current settlements involving other similar teachers groups , and budget challenges facing Region 14 taxpayers.


ThereXtra Booster are so many men trying to find information on how to gain muscle mass. There is just so much "fluff" on the internet that it can be close to impossible to find the actual tips and techniques that work. If only there was a simple and effective way to find out exact what is working for so many other people out there. Well, there is, and I will share it with you.
A main manual - This eBook teaches you the system behind Visual Impact Muscle Building and how you need to train to build a muscular lean body, and achieve the "Hollywood look". This is a pretty detailed manual but it's an interesting read for anyone who's into muscle development.
When it comes to building lean Muscle Building Review, you need to be vigilant in your food choices. This means knowing what goes into your diet and what the components of the food are. In fact, fitness professionals and even celebrities do this in order to stay fit. In the e-book, the factors affecting calorie loss is being discussed at great length. When gaining weight, you also need to look into the energy amounts you lose.
The 21 Day Fast Mass Building program works on a cycling method for calories. The idea behind that is that you can improve your muscles through nutrient depletion. You would consume less carbs in order to make your muscles hungry so that when you start eating normally again, or maybe even overeat, your muscles are ready for the nutrients and use them efficiently enough to grow faster.
Hydration is another important part of anyone's day not just bodybuilders, which happens to be a nice little complement to the fiber you need daily. Most people just don't drink enough water. What they may not know is that our body requires a certain amount daily if you want a healthy body. How does hydration relate to building muscle, since Body Building is our subject matter?
Then you just reverse it when you go down to the other side - left dumbell on the outside of your left hip and right dumbell down in between your legs.
You do not build muscles while in the gym, you build them while you are recovering. In order to recover, you must get adequate rest so your body can repair itself and build muscle. When following an intense muscle building workout, you should get a minimum of 7 hours each night. 8 - 10 hours of sleep each night is even better, but with everyone's busy lifestyles, may be hard to achieve. You should also take a week off from training every 12 weeks to allow your body to recover. You will find that your body will build muscle even during this week off, and the following weeks of training will be more intense because you have allowed yourself to fully recover.


Edwin Schaap shared his process of creating beautiful short film "Little Freak" – A young deformed boy lives as a side-show freak. When his father asks him to make a birthday-wish he starts to imagine.
Before anything was created I thought about several things. What do I want to make? What would be achievable? What is not made yet? What is my Goal? And, does it match with my thesis? I had about 20 ideas, but they all didn't work out because it didnt match my goals. My Thesis called "How to Move to Move Us" was all about emotional performances, and how it affect the audience.
So I was thinking about how I could make a film, as short as possible, but just enough to get the audience moved and I could animate the performance. So my goal was to create an emotional performance, and to make it achievable. I had to keep it very short and to the point. Everyting is made already, but I wanted to create a memorable character, like I also tried in my past shorts, like trees in Rooted and a worm in my first shortfilm 'Robby' My films were very bright and colorful, so this time I wanted to go more dark.
While storyboarding I tried to get rid of shots as much as possible. Because every shot asks for a lot of thinking and compositing. In the end I had 12 shots left. I didn't want to use too many cut's also because I wanted to let the audience get into his performance as much as I can with long close ups.
I'm not a great art-artist, but I wanted to do it all myself, so I made a few drawings and had a hard time figuring out what the perfect 'freak' would be like, as he had to be sympathetic-looking but also with nasty deformations. It went from pretty cartoony to a more realistic look, as I wanted to go for more realistic animation.
In the very beginning, before I went black&white I made a few atmosphere drawings.
After I was done with the storyboard I created the Previz, but with in mind, that I wanted to continue with those files, so I could win time. Time was a very important thing to keep an eye on. I also had a big planning on the wall to keep on track. In the very final files I was still animating all shots in one file. So no shot-per-file thingy, which I normally did.
on screen, I made it half, just to win as much time as possible.
Before going into blocking stage I filmed myself to get the right poses and main movements. But after doing the first blocking I wasn't very happy with the acting and I did a second recording.
During the blocking I looked at the main timing of the characters and if the camera's worked out well. It was very very rough yet. That's how I animate. I animate from very rough, to smooth, to detailed. All animators animate differently and everybody have their preferences. I like to go very rough, so when I suddenly change my mind I don't have to get rid of the high detailed blocking. I changed some acting choices and I'm happy that I didn't do the blocking over again , because it was rough enough, so less painful to change. Again, a thing to safe time.
During the animation of Little Freak I've learned more about 'more realistic animation' .I Don't want to say realistic, as it's not. I still see several mistakes etc, but it was more realistic than my previous cartoony animations. The references I shot earlier was very useful because I could 'copy' a lot of the details going on in my face. After I was done with every shot, I added little shaking effects on his face etc, to give him a less smooth/slick movement. So, instead of 'cleaning the curve' I messed it a little bit up. Just a little so the kid also looked more in shock at some points, Like in the end when he's coming out of his dream. I'm not very happy with some arcs, but I hope people will forgive me that, I tried to add micro details like when he says 'a wish?' you can see his mouth/lips have tiny movements, to give him a higher detail level in animation. I got that idea also from the reference. At every shot I looked at 'how important' it was to tell the story, or to get the audience evolved. The first half minute was less hard to animate and saved me time again. Those shots were important to begin the story, but how he cuts his wood is not the most important thing in his performance. I've animated everything all at the same time, but when the deadline came closer I had to finish up 1 shot a week. I did it in the same order as the film is, so I had most time for the last few shots, which I also really needed.
After each shot was done with animating, I moved his cloths by hand! because the cloth simulation didn't work out very well, due to my lack of experience. After that I rendered it out. To make the character more believable I added controls so I could animate the displacement aswell, for example his chin and wrinkles on his forehead. I rendered out the freak in green, so together with his red-ish sweater I created more info to tweak the black and white effect.


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Scaling, sustainable and evergreen by FY22
Mercia Asset Management 20 July 2020 Update
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FY20 results review
Transitioning to a new paradigm: Positive net revenues
Portfolio review: Affected by COVID-19
COVID-19: Strangely, an opportunity for Mercia
Mercia Asset Management: Specialist asset manager
Valuation: Mercia looks undervalued at 0.60x NAV
Funds business: Additional £20m (at 3% of FUM) on top of NAV
FY20 results
Net cash (£m) at 31 March 2020
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Mercia Asset Management is a regionally focused specialist asset manager. Its stated intent is to become the leading regional provider of supportive balance sheet, venture, private equity and debt capital in transaction sizes typically below £10m.
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Mercia Asset Management is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited
Mercia's FY20 results reflect continued progress, delivering on management's three-year strategy. AUM climbed 58% to £0.8bn, while FUM rose 73% to £658m. Following the acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management business, the company is operationally profitable on a monthly basis, with annual revenues exceeding operating costs for the first time in FY20. Net assets rose 12% to £141.5m, with the direct investment portfolio stalled at £87.5m reflecting the impact of COVID-19 fair value adjustments and a £15.7m net investment. The group remains well-placed for a downturn with £30m of unrestricted balance sheet cash and £320m of group cash. Post period end the group exited The Native Antigen Company, with £5.2m in cash (8.4x return, 65% IRR) expected. Despite the group's progress, Mercia's shares continue to trade at a material discount to NAV (0.60x), even before considering the embedded value of the third-party fund management business (> 4.5p at 3% of AUM).
Net cash* (£m)
investments (£m)
(£m)
NAV per share (p)
P/NAV
Note: *Includes liquid securities but not funds held on behalf of EIS investors.
Positive net revenues following 73% rise in FUM
Mercia achieved its first positive net revenues in FY20, delivering revenues of £12.75m (FY19: £10.68m) against admin expenses of £12.66m (FY19: £12.12m), to deliver net revenues of £0.1m (FY19: loss of £1.4m). Mercia reported FY20 net assets of £141.5m (FY19: £126.1m), despite the direct investment portfolio falling marginally to £87.5m (FY19: £87.7m); the impact on valuations from COVID-19 more than offset the net £15.7m invested in 18 portfolio companies. Accordingly, hard NAV (portfolio fair value + net cash) was broadly flat, up 0.2% to £117.7m (£117.4m). FUM rose by 73% to £658m (FY19: £381m).
AUM scales to £0.8bn with help from NVM and BBB
The acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management business (NVM) in December 2019, together with £38.2m of new capital raised by NVM in April, supplemented by a further £54.3m from the BBB and £10m of EIS capital, means that FUM rose to c £658m and AUM to c £800m. The NVM acquisition was transformative in that the additional revenue (from fund management-related fees of c 2%) means that Mercia is now profitable on an ongoing operational basis, starting to deliver on management's three-year strategic plan to put Mercia on a sustainable footing.
Valuation: 0.60x NAV + £20m for MFM
Mercia's shares continue to trade at a discount to NAV (0.60x), even before considering the embedded value of Mercia Fund Managers (MFM), which we estimate could be worth an additional 4.5p per share or more on top of NAV. Catalysts for a re-rating include further scaling of the business, commercialisation of the direct investment portfolio and/or successful exits.
Mercia reported a material 73% rise in funds under management (FUM) to £658m (FY19: £381m), with the acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management business delivering a c £250m uplift, supplemented by a further £38.2m of new capital raised by NVM for its own funds in March 2020, as well as a further allocation of £54.3m from the British Business Bank (BBB), split between Mercia's PE and Debt funds. The group also raised £10m of additional EIS funds. The additional scale that these funds deliver, together with the boost to fee revenue, is a major step on the way to Mercia achieving management's strategic goal of an evergreen funding model.
Group revenues increased by 19.4% to £12.7m (FY19: £10.7m), reflecting an approximately three-month contribution from NVM. Revenues comprised £8.9m from fund management fees, £1.3m from initial management fees and £2.4m from portfolio director fees.
Importantly, operating costs only rose 4.5% to £12.7m (FY19: £12.1m), with staff costs also increasing 4.5% to £8.8m (FY19: £8.4m), despite a 9% increase in headcount (from 85 to 93 over the course of the year). With revenue growth outstripping growth in staff costs, Mercia has been able to declare its first positive annual net revenues, transitioning from annual net expenses of £1.44m in FY19 to net revenues of £0.09m, a year ahead of plan.
With NVM making a full-year contribution in FY21, we fully expect the transition to be sustainable, with revenues covering expenses before realised gains and fair value movements, reversing the historical operational NAV erosion. If average fees are maintained at c 2% of assets under management (AUM) and at current fund levels, this would suggest FY21 revenues of £15m+, making allowance for a c £2m reduction in fees due to recent COVID-19-related falls in fund values.
Mercia announced net assets of £141.5m (FY19: £126.1m) or 32.1p per share (FY19: 41.6p), a fall of 23% over the year, largely as a result of the £30m equity placing (at 25p per share) in December 2019 to fund the acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management business. Direct investments of £17.5m gross (£15.7m net) were made into 18 portfolio companies (FY19: £19.4m, 17 companies) during the year, including one new direct investment, One Touch Apps (trading as Clear Review). The company ended the year with £30.2m of unrestricted cash and short-term liquidity investments (FY19: £29.8m) as well as total liquidity of £320m across all asset classes.
Mercia's full FY20 results presentation can be reviewed in Exhibit 1.
Exhibit 1: Mercia FY20 results presentation
Source: Mercia Asset Management
The value of Mercia's direct investment portfolio at year-end at £87.5m was relatively unchanged versus FY19 (£87.7m), despite gross portfolio investment of £17.5m (FY19: £17.7m). On a net basis, investment of £15.7m was more than offset by a COVID-19-related decrease in fair value of £15.8m (FY18: £3.9m increase), representing an 18% fall in portfolio fair value. As has been seen by other investment companies, although valuations of private investments tend to lag the public markets, they ultimately follow similar trends. In this downturn, investors favour profitable businesses (or those at least close to break-even), with strong recurring revenues, particularly those in sectors seen to benefit from lockdown, such as software, digital entertainment, medtech, digital healthcare, diagnostics and biotech.
In line with previous reporting periods, Mercia's top 20 direct investments represented 98.7% of total portfolio value as at 31 March 2020, with the top 10 representing over 77% of total portfolio value. Mercia weights its efforts accordingly.
Exhibit 2: Direct investment portfolio
£000s
Net value
Net cash invested FY20
Fair value change
FY20
Mercia's holding at
nDreams
Digital/digital entertainment
Oxford Genetics (OXGENE)
Life sciences/biosciences
Intechnica
Software and the internet
Medherant
Voxpopme
Ton UK (Intelligent Positioning)
Impression Technologies
Faradion
Warwick Acoustics
The Native Antigen Company*
Soccer Manager
Edge Case Games
Locate Bio
VirtTrade (Avid Games)
PsiOxus Therapeutics
W2 Global Data Solutions
Eyoto Group
One Touch Apps t/a Clear Review
Other direct investments
Source: Mercia. Note: EMME is electronics, materials, manufacturing and engineering. Excludes post year-end investments. *The sale of The Native Antigen Company was announced at the start of July 2020 for up to £18m in cash, a c 50% uplift on fair value.
Within the direct investment portfolio, Warwick Acoustics, Impression Technologies (both serving the automotive sector), Crowd Reactive (events management) and LM Technologies (Chinese supply chain) suffered notable falls in valuation. Together, these four businesses represented 79% of the £15.8m downward adjustment in fair value. Fair value uplifts included: OXGENE (£1.6m); The Native Antigen Company (£0.6m); Voxpopme (£1.0m) and Soccer Manager (£0.1m).
Post year-end developments include:
In early April, two of Mercia's direct portfolio companies, The Native Antigen Company and Oxford Genetics (OXGENE), announced the formation of a new strategic partnership to scale up COVID-19 antigen production. This was followed in early May by the announcement of a £3m funding round into OXGENE, with Mercia investing a further £1m alongside Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. OXGENE's technology accelerates the design, discovery and manufacture of new biologics.
3 April 2020 – The three Northern VCTs managed by Mercia following the acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management contracts in December 2019, announced that they had raised new capital of £38.2m.
21 April 2020 – The British Business Bank (BBB) announced a further £54.3m investment in the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) managed by Mercia, with £23.7m allocated to the NPIF equity fund and £30.6m to the NPIF debt fund. Later in May, the BBB accredited Mercia to deliver its NPIF debt mandate under the new Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). In total, BBB has allocated £186.3m to Mercia managed funds.
14 May 2020 – Medherant, a transdermal drug delivery company, announced a partnership agreement with Cycle Pharmaceuticals to develop new products using Medherant's proprietary TEPI Patch technology. Under the agreement, Medherant will receive upfront payments for each candidate drug targeted as well as royalty payments on future product sales.
25 June 2020 – nDreams released its latest VR title, Phantom: Covert Ops. Its initial Metacritic score was over 80 (very positive), with management reporting 28,000 units sold in the first fortnight after its release on Oculus Rift and Oculus Quest headsets, generating over £0.6m of revenues.
1 July 2020 – MIP Diagnostics completed a £5.1m funding round to scale production of its polymer antibodies, with Mercia committing £0.5m alongside the Business Growth Fund, Downing Ventures, Calculus Capital and MIP management.
9 July 2020 – Mercia announced the sale of The Native Antigen Company (NAC) for up to £18m in cash, with management expecting to realise £5.2m (1.2p per share) for the group's 29.4% direct investment. NAC was held at £3.3m on the balance sheet as at 31 March 2020, with the sale representing a fair value gain of up to £1.9m – an 8.4x return on Mercia's initial December 2014 direct investment and an IRR of 65%. The exit delivers another significant milestone in management's strategy to achieve an evergreen funding model.
Exhibit 3: UK – Change in turnover due to COVID-19 outbreak (% of firms in each sector)
Source: Bank of England, Covid-19 and monetary policy, 28 May 2020
As summarised in a speech by the Bank of England (Covid-19 and monetary policy, 28 May 2020), the sectors that have proven most resilient to the COVID-19 pandemic to date have been the ICT and healthcare sectors. With a portfolio focused on life sciences, software and the internet and digital entertainment, as well as electronics, materials, manufacturing and engineering, we fully expect Mercia's direct portfolio to remain resilient, although as we have noted above, there are already clear winners and losers.
As outlined in its recent update (COVID-19 Business Impact), Beauhurst highlights that the UK's scaleup companies are vulnerable to COVID-19, with almost a quarter (22%) at severe or critical risk of disruption to their operations and a further 43% at moderate risk. The regions furthest from London, notably the South West and Scotland, have the highest proportion of critically affected businesses of all UK regions (Exhibit 4), whilst London has the highest proportion of positively impacted businesses (Exhibit 5), with a weighting towards technology businesses in the capital. Beahurst also concludes that seed stage companies are the least likely to be negatively affected by coronavirus, whilst later stage businesses most at risk.
Sectors that rely on customer footfall such as leisure and entertainment and retail are the most significantly affected, whilst technology-driven sectors that enable remote working, such as VoIP, EdTech, eHealth and Digital security, have the highest numbers of positively impacted businesses.
Exhibit 4: Percentage of companies critically affected by COVID-19 by region
Exhibit 5: Percentage of companies for which COVID-19 has had a positive impact by region
Source: Beauhurst, COVID-19 Business Impact
From Mercia's perspective, the group operates in many attractive sectors (that potentially benefit from lockdown) and is well-funded, with £30m of unrestricted balance sheet cash and c £320m of uninvested cash across the group. Its position is further strengthened by the fact that 15 of its top 20 investments are funded through FY21 and beyond. This means that Mercia has the resources, patiently but selectively, to support its direct investments, while the broader fund management business can focus on identifying quality investments that require additional capital at attractive valuations.
With Mercia committed to its regional investment strategy and looking to grow its market share from c 18% today to over 20%, as one of its key strategic targets, a more difficult trading environment presents a real opportunity for a patient and well-resourced investor to consolidate its market position, while other funds retrench to London.
Mercia is a specialist asset manager with a stated intent to become the leading regional provider of supportive balance sheet, venture, private equity and debt capital in transaction sizes typically below £10m. To achieve this, management expects to take a market share of 20%+ of its targeted regional markets (in England, the North, Northeast, Northwest, Midlands and Scotland), with market share calculated based on data from Beauhurst, the British Business Bank and the British Venture Capital Association. Latest research from Beauhurst has shown Mercia to be the fourth most active investor nationally and the second most active in the North of England (by number of deals).
Exhibit 6: Mercia's regional commitment
Historically, Mercia has been closely associated with IP commercialisation. However, this categorisation no longer reflects the growth of the business, the diversity of its deal sourcing or the breadth of its investment portfolio, both debt and equity. Through its 19 university partnerships, IP commercialisation will remain an important element of Mercia's overall investment proposition, but today represents one of five principal sources of deal flow (the others being direct sourcing from Mercia's own network, client referrals, advisor referrals and cross-referrals).
Mercia invests in both growing its pipeline and its existing portfolio companies through four pools of capital under management:
Balance sheet (£87.5m portfolio fair value, £30.2m unrestricted cash)
Venture (including NVM) (FUM £475.6m)
Private equity (£59.8m)
Debt (£121.8m).
In aggregate, the company manages AUM of c £800m, of which third-party funds under management account for over 80%, approximately £658m.
Venture, including the NVM VCT fund management business, EIS and IP commercialisation, represents the majority (FY20: 72% of FUM) of the group's FUM, but private equity (9%) and debt (19%) together represent a substantial proportion of overall funds. Including the direct investment portfolio and balance sheet cash (hard NAV), the proportion of Venture funds falls to 61%, as set out in Exhibit 7 below.
Exhibit 7: Balance of Mercia's business (FUM + Hard NAV)
Source: Mercia Asset Management, Edison Investment Research
In the regions, from the regions, to the regions
Management has stated its intent to become the leading regional provider of supportive balance sheet, venture, private equity and debt capital in transaction sizes typically below £10m. To achieve this, management expects to take a market share of 20%+ of its targeted regional markets (in England, the North, Northeast, Northwest, Midlands, and Scotland). Management estimates that the group currently has a market share of c 18% of these markets.
Sustainability (positive net revenues)
The acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management business has been transformative in that the additional revenue from ongoing management-related fees means that Mercia no longer burns cash on an operational basis. This delivers the first part of management's three-year strategic plan, to put Mercia on a sustainable footing, and also starts to deliver the scale that management believes will allow it to operate an evergreen model by FY22.
Assets under management > £1bn
The acquisition of the NVM VCT fund management contracts in December 2019, together with the new capital they raised of £38.2m prior to the 2020 tax year end, increased Mercia's total AUM to c £740m. Together with the BBB allocating a further £54.3m to funds managed by Mercia and an additional £10m of EIS funds, this means that AUM has now risen to c £800m. The AUM target delivers the scale that management believes is necessary to deliver a fully sustainable, evergreen business model.
An evergreen balance sheet by FY22
An evergreen model is where annual portfolio realisations are greater than net investment, with management fees covering other operational costs. Despite the downturn in valuations from the COVID-19 pandemic, management believes that the current cash headroom (£30.2m as at 31 March 2020), together with organic growth and anticipated portfolio realisations, should be sufficient to achieve the goal of an evergreen balance sheet by FY22 without the need for further recourse to the markets.
Fund equity investments target 15% IRR
To remain an attractive proposition for future institutional fund allocations and to be able to scale its business, Mercia needs to continue to deliver market-beating returns. Although not immediately relevant to public market investors, the company is targeting a 15% equity IRR benchmark at its underlying equity funds. Although the current downturn has affected valuations in the short term, management is confident that it will achieve this benchmark in the medium to long term.
Exhibit 8: Mercia's three-year strategic goals (by FY22)
Source: Mercia
In line with Mercia's intent to become the leading regional provider of supportive balance sheet, venture, private equity and debt capital in transaction sizes typically below £10m, we have broadened Mercia's valuation peer group to include a broader range of direct private equity and venture capital investors, as well as IP commercialisation companies.
Following the share placing at 25p in December 2019, Mercia has traded at a widened discount to its NAV, due in part to the NAV/share erosion that entailed. Currently, Mercia trades at a 40% discount to the FY20 NAV, below the mean and median of the peer group and, in our view, this is unwarranted given the strength of the business and its underlying operating model.
Exhibit 9: Peer comparison
Market cap (£m)
Latest NAV (£m)
Cash/ (debt) (£m)
NAV multiple
Specialist asset managers
Gresham House
Direct technology investors
Augmentum FinTech
Draper Esprit
HgCapital
IP Group
Oakley Capital
Source: Refinitiv data, Edison Investment Research. Note: Priced as at 17 July 2020.
The additional revenue bought via the acquisition of NVM (£6.3m of annual recurring revenue) means the group is now profitable before fair value adjustments, realisation gains, amortisation and share-based payment charges. The removal of the monthly cash burn is a significant step towards Mercia developing a fully sustainable model, with management targeting an evergreen funding model by FY22. This progress helps to underline that the NAV-based valuation does not properly reflect the embedded value of Mercia Fund Managers.
From research covering 50 listed US and European asset management firms (The Valuation of Asset Management Firms, 2019), Marco Bigelli and Fabio Manuzzi calculated average EBIT margins of 28% for the companies reviewed and earnings margins of 17%. Average yearly fees were equal to 1.0% of AUM, with an average firm value of 3.0% of AUM. They found that higher valuations were significantly positively correlated with higher earnings margins and higher fees as a percentage of AUM.
Management confirmed on the FY20 results call that the group continues to sustain average fund management-related fees of c 2% of AUM, implying fees >2% of FUM. Using the above analysis as a benchmark, we propose to reflect the value of Mercia's embedded fee-earning funds business at 3% of FUM (although a higher percentage would be justified by Mercia's fee margins) on top of the NAV-based valuation of its direct investment business. With FUM of £658m, this implies a valuation for the funds business of £20m, or 4.5p per share, on top of the FY20 NAV of 32.1p per share.
Exhibit 10: Financial summary
£'000
Year end 31 March
Fair value changes
Realised gains
Normalised operating profit
Amortisation of acquired intangibles
Share-based payments
Reported operating profit
Net Interest
Joint ventures & associates (post tax)
Profit Before Tax (norm)
Profit Before Tax (reported)
Reported tax
Profit After Tax (norm)
Profit After Tax (reported)
Minority interests
Discontinued operations
Net income (normalised)
Net income (reported)
Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)
EPS – basic normalised (p)
EPS – diluted normalised (p)
EPS – basic reported (p)
Dividend (p)
Revenue growth (%)
Gross Margin (%)
Normalised Operating Margin
Tangible Assets
Investments & other
Debtors
Cash & cash equivalents
Short term liquidity investments
Tax and social security
Lease liabilities
Other (incl deferred consideration)
Long Term Liabilities
Other long term liabilities
Op Cash Flow before WC and tax
Exceptional & other
Depreciation of right-of-use assets
Net operating cash flow
Acquisitions/disposals
Equity financing
Net Cash Flow
Opening net debt/(cash)
Other non-cash movements
Closing net debt/(cash)
Closing net debt/ (cash) inc short-term liquidity investments (not EIS)
Source: Mercia Asset Management accounts
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Stanford University (2018)
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On a call with Leon Katsnelson (Director & CTO), IBM & Antonio Cangiano (Engineering Manager, IBM Canada) (2018) - ORU Library
Favour's passion is to train and teach Africans primarily how to code and connect them to the right opportunities in technology globally. With FavCode54, he mentors the next generation of African software developers. Supported by IBM, he teaches people to code through FavCode54's online portal, which has pre-recorded classes, quality learning resources, and materials that make the process seamless for the students.
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PayDay's MVP (June 9th, 2021)
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Q: Error when accessing public relations in models In my project I have trouble with some models. In a controller I call an object inside a model(a ManyToOne relationship) like this:
Logger.debug("my model %s", myModel.relObject);

This works printing the toString of that relObject. My relObject is defined like this:
public class RelObject GenericModel{
@Id
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public toString(){
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}
}

However if I code below that logger this:
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It sends a null. This is happening in many of my project's models. Any ideas of why and how I can solve this?

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Do I need a lawyer before the ECtHR?
You can submit an application to the ECtHR on your own; you do not need a lawyer to do that (in most cases, it is advisable to retain an attorney, though).
When you lodge an application, the Court will scrutinize it. In case the Court comes to the conclusion that the case warrants further examination, it will inform the government about the application. From this stage on, the applicant has to be represented by counsel. The Court sends a letter to the applicant and asks him to choose a lawyer and to provide the Court with his details.
Can I get compensation from the ECtHR?
Yes, the ECtHR can grant compensation to the applicant. There is compensation for immaterial damage and compensation for material damage.
Compensation for immaterial damage is supposed to ease the moral wrong the applicant has sufferd, his psychological suffering.
Compensation for material damage is to reimburse the applicant for any financial damage he has suffered.
How much do proceedings before the ECtHR cost?
There are no court fees before the European Court of Human Rights. Applicants who lose their case are not obliged to bear the cost of opposing counsel or other cost of proceedings, either. Thus, the cost of proceedings before the ECtHR equal the legal fees for the applicant's lawyer (unless the applicant has been granted legal aid).
Is legal aid available at the ECtHR?
Legal aid is available from the moment in which the Court has informed the government about the case. That means that there is no legal aid to lodge the application.
Eligibility for legal aid depends on the income. There are different thresholds depending on the country in which the applicant lives
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What is the German due diligence in supply chains act?
The German Due Diligence in Supply Chains Act ('Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz') was adopted in 2021. It imposes obligations in the area of human rights and environmental protection on certain companies. From January 2023, it will apply to enterprises employing more than 3.000 persons. Starting from 2024, this threshold is lowered to enterprises employing more than 1.0000 persons.
The obligations are mostly derived from the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
The act provides for severe sanctions for companies which do not meet their obligations. Also, they can be excluded from tendering procedures.
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Temperature of PC is a really important thing and if you think it isn't, you are living in a big lie. Components can get hot pretty easy after long gaming sessions and that's when they become slower and you lose performances in gaming. That's why it is important to have nice only the best case fans in your case!
It is also important to have a good case and nice components, but you should really consider upgrading your fans and get something 'cooler'. Because of that, I created a list of the best case fans on the market right now, and you can't really go wrong with these. So if you want to boost performances of your PC, stay with me because I will help you to choose the right option for you!
What Are The Best Case Fans?
I will start with Vortex HDB from Cougar. I really love the design of this thing. It is all black with a big orange fan in the middle, so if you have a system in this color scheme, you should consider buying this fan. It is really aggressive and I think this is one of the sickest looking fans on this list. However, the design isn't everything, but it is a big plus for Cougar. Build quality is great and everything is sitting tight, so there is zero flexing and breaking. You can also get a 140mm fan if that's what you need. If you look at the blades, you can see the little lines on them and that's because of better intake. You can also notice orange anti-vibration pads on the corners, and that's always nice to see because they minimize the noise and vibrations of the fan.
I mentioned that I would like to see more fans with LED lights and that's what Luna 12 comes with. You can choose between red, blue and white color theme, so it is a perfect fan if you want bright and colorful PC. The only thing that I don't like about this fan is that every single option has red details. I don't see the logic with putting red details with a blue LED fan. They are well-made with almost no flexing and you can get it in 140mm version if you want something bigger than this. It is a 7-blade system with Thermaltake logo in the middle. Of course, there are 4 anti-vibrational pads on all 4 corners and the frame of the fan for minimized vibrations and noises.
Like with Vortex HDB there is hydraulic bearing technology for lower noise while cooling and longer lifespan. It self-lubricates with a substance which lowers the mentioned and improves efficiency. On top of that, there is seal cap that prevents lubricant from leaking. Maximum fan speed is 1200 RPM, with the maximum noise of 20.7 dB-A, which is a standard in the world of fans. I prefer to run fans on lower voltage, and there is an option to choose from 9 to 12V for maximum customization. After all, this is a great-looking fan with nice LED lights. My favorite color is red, especially when you pair it up with Asus Maximus motherboard. It is also pretty quiet, so you won't have any problems with noise or vibrations.
I will tell you immediately that this is the best fan on the market right now. You can't pick better fan than this one, and I will explain to you why right now. I will start with the design. I don't know why most people dislike it, but it looks great to me. That brown-crème color theme is the symbol of Noctua. If just looks terrific. Maybe it isn't the best choice for your color theme, but if you want something quality and solid, you won't care about the look. You can get it in a lot of sizes, so if you need more of these, you can get them. Build quality is more than good, so you won't be disappointed. Everything is rock solid, and there is zero flexing or breaking under pressure. Of course, it has anti-vibration pads on corners and edges, so there are zero vibrations between the fan and chassis.
There are plenty of unique features on NF-F12, but I won't tell them one by one. All you need to know is that everything is custom built for maximum airflow and performances, from blades to edges of the fan. It is well-known that this is the fan that can run at really low speeds and maintain low PC temperatures. Minimum RPM is 300 and the maximum is 1500. This means that you can customize it however you feel it is right too. Maximum RPM with LNA (low-noise adapter) is 1200, which is great because, with LNA, you can't even hear that the fans are running. Last but not least, warranty. You are getting a 6-year warranty with this fan, and that means that Noctua is really sure that they build quality stuff. After all, if you have a budget for something like this, you should really go for it without any thinking. Maybe it isn't the prettiest for you or someone else, but it is definitely one of the best case fans on the market in 2019.
I love to see cool products from Cooler Master and this is one of them. This is really great and thin 120mm fan with a nice look. However, it is pretty durable and there is zero flexing, so don't worry about build quality. You can get it in a couple of colors, red, blue, with LEDs or without. I respect Cooler Master for putting so many variants on the market, so you can choose and pick the one that best suits you. I think this is great design because it is normal circle fan with small corners, so full attention is on the blades. There are 7 of them and all of them are clear, with nice CM logo in the middle. Like on the other fans on this list, this also has rubber pads with steel threads for less noise and vibrations.
This is the first fan on this list with bearing based on POM (polyoxymethylene). It is a great bearing, with a long lifespan of 160,000 hours (18 years). You can change the RPM from 800 to 2000, with an output of 95 CFM. There are also 2 silent mode adapters to fix the fan speed at 1200 RPM (19 dBA) or 1600 RPM (28 dBA). This is a great feature made for silence while gaming. All in all, this is a great fan with a lot of amazing features like bearing based on POM or 2 silent modes. I also love the design and the option to choose if you want LEDs or not. I really recommend this fan, and you won't regret buying it. However, read the whole article to be sure when buying. But I will tell you right now, this is definitely one of the best case fans.
Oh man, I really love this one. It is one of the best 120mm case fans on the market for quite some time. They are super stylish and you can get them in 3 different color options: blue, purple and red. I really love the purple one, but the red is also sick. You can get them in 140mm version if you need something like that. They all have LEDs, and that is a big plus for Corsair. I don't love fans without LEDs, they are just boring. However, the design isn't the most important thing, so let's see how it performs. They have 9 thin custom-made blades for optimal airflow at low noise. They will definitely outperform your standard case fans, and you will notice a big difference in temperatures. Of course, there are 4 anti-vibration pads on corners for less vibration between the fan and the chassis.
AF120 comes with the sleeved bearing system for less vibration while running. This is a great bearing system, and you can expect a long lifespan of the fans. You also get a 2-year warranty, so if anything goes wrong, you can change them and get new ones. They are also known as 'quiet edition' Corsair fans, so they are great for building silent gaming PCs. The maximum speed of the fan is 1500 RPM which is more than enough for any kind of the system. After all, if you put 4-5 of these, you can expect to get really quiet PC with low component temperatures. Also, you are getting really sick looking PC. Can it be one of the best case fans on this list?
I needed to include a budget option on this list and that's what a point is with this fan. It is really cheap and for this price tag, it is great. It is 120mm fan, but if you want and need larger, you can get it. It looks pretty standard, and there aren't any special features or LED lights. It is all black with a plastic body and DEEPCOOL logo in the middle. Build quality isn't the best, but it doesn't flex too much and it won't break under pressure. Also, it is great if you have budget gaming PCs where you just want to add something for more cooling while gaming. However, it has a hydro bearing which is a big plus for this fan. This means that it won't produce heavy noise or vibrations. It also has a big lifespan, so you won't need to change it after a year or two.
Maximum RPM is 1300 (23.7 dBA), with a maximum airflow of 43.5 CFM. These are great specifications for something that costs a few dollars. As I mentioned before, it isn't the highest quality fan with all unique features, but it is good for budget PCs. If you are skeptical, my advice is to order one fan and test it. Then decide if it is worth to spend money on more units. But I really think that if you have a good case with decent space for airflow and you put 5 or 6 of these, your PC will run pretty cool. Maybe it will produce some noise, but it isn't that noticeable.
This is another fan from Thermaltake, and that means that this company knows their business. They really know how to build high-quality and full-of-features fans. Let's start with design. It is all black with nice colored corners. You can pick Riing 12 in a couple different variants like yellow, orange, red, green, blue or black. Except for black, all of them have nice LED strip around the fan. I think this is really nice from Thermaltake because you can choose almost any color you want that will match up with your PC. Build quality is great and this is because all parts are made from high-quality materials so there is zero chance of breaking or flexing. Of course, there are anti-vibration pads on the corners to reduce vibration between fan and chassis.
There is a total of 7 blades and there is pretty nice wind blocker frame for improved airflow. It helps because it directs airflow towards the middle section of the blade so there is no noise or vibration. There is hydraulic bearing with the low-noise design so this fan is quiet and it has a long lifespan. It also has LNC (low-noise cable) and it can reduce the noise level by 21% from 28.1 dBA to 22.1 dBA. At the end of the day, this is a great fan and if you have high-end PC I really recommend getting something like this. The design is phenomenal and you can always pick the color you want. Also, it has tons of unique features, for minimized noise and vibrations. You will love this fan!
These are the best-looking fans on the market right now without any doubt. They are really looking and they will match any kind of system. You can get them in a couple of colors like white, red, blue or black. Except for black, all of them are equipped with 8 LED lights, and my favorite is the red one. The build quality is also on a high level, they are heavy and rock solid. Everything is well-built and there isn't any flexing or breaking under pressure. However, they are pretty expensive, so this is more for high-end PC builds and for guys with a big budget. You can get them in a pack of 2 for less money. I love the complete new bearing system with ML120, and that is magnetic levitation technology, so it is providing lower noise at higher speeds. Also, lifespan is pretty long, and you won't have any problems with this part.
Also, another great feature is new custom rotor design. It delivers the perfect balance between high static pressure and high airflow for maximum performances. This is why this fan has this price tag. It has so many different features for maximizing the usage of it. You can select RPM from 400 to 2400 if you really need this much to keep your PC cool. I don't need to mention that it has removable anti-vibration pads on every corner for minimizing noise and vibration level. It has LNA or low-noise adapter if you want to build really silent PC. Airflow is more than good (12-75 CFM), so if you have a good case to pair it up, your PC will run cool and performances while gaming won't drop. All in all, this is a great option for everyone that has a big budget or already has high-end gaming PC. There are zero things that I would change with this fan, and if you want great-looking and powerful fan, get it. Man, this is one of the best case fans in 201.
After Corsair ML120, I needed to add a cheaper option with good performances. F12 from Arctic is a great choice for everyone that wants cool and stable budget PC. These are pretty cheap, and if you are suspicious, my advice is to order 1 unit to check it out. You can also get them in a bigger size, like 140mm. The design is pretty straightforward, black case with a white fan. I typically don't care about the color of the cable, but this one is really ugly. At least they could make a black cable with black connector, but it is what it is. The fan has a fluid dynamic bearing, and it comes with an oil capsule that avoids lubricant leakage. This bearing is pretty standard and it will keep the noise low and expand the lifespan of the fan.
This is 'PMW' fan and this function allows the motherboard to run the fan precisely at its necessary speed. For this price tag, I love F12 because it has a ton of features for a budget option. The Arctic claims that fan blades are improved and that air flow is great. This is really true because even on the higher RPMs, the fan stays pretty quiet. There is an option called 'Two Way Installation' which mean that you can set the fan on both sides, one for blowing warm air out of the case and the other for drawing cool air into the case. For this price, you can't expect more, and it even has a 6-year warranty, so if you are on the budget, you should consider F12.
The first on the list of the best 140mm fans is Corsair ML140. I already mentioned with 120mm version that I really love this fan and that it is one of my all-time favorites. However, it is the best looking fan on the market without any further questions. I love the design because there are still 7 custom-made blades. On a lot of big fans, there are a lot more than 7 blades, more like 10 or 11. You can get these in a couple different variants: black non-LED, right, blue or white (all with LED lights). They even have anti-vibration pads colored so if you have big window and want to show off your sick system, you shouldn't look further. The design is really important for most people, but you should also look at performances of this fan.
It is based on magnetic levitation technology to provide lower noise, higher performance, and a longer lifespan. This is all you need, isn't it? We all need something that will last forever, and that will keep our PC cool and quite, and that's the case with ML140. It also has custom rotor design, for the perfect balance between high static pressure and high airflow, so it can operate flawlessly in most environments. PWM gives you maximum abilities for customization because you can decide between low noises (400 RPM) and high performances (2000 RPM). I won't lie to you and say that it is absolutely quite at 2000 RPM because it isn't. You will be able to hear it, but I think nobody needs this speed to keep his PC cool. If you ask me, 1500 RPM is optimal speed in most cases. This is one of the best case fans here!
We all know about Noctua. They aren't new brand or anything like that because they are building fans for more than 10 years now. However, most people choose to buy something else because of the design. I don't see this as a big problem because you can always buy the case without the window if you really think that they are ugly. I won't lie, I also think that they aren't the prettiest fans on the market, but however, I love them. They are all well-built with very rock-solid structure. All parts are high quality and there is no chance of breaking or flexing. They are also very durable, and you are getting a 6-year warranty with them, so if you don't care about the look, this is definitely the best 140mm fan on the market.
As I said, they perform great and that is true. I love the SSO2 bearing because there are zero vibrations or noises produced. There are also anti-vibration pads on every corner to minimize vibrations even further. The FLX version provides 1200/ 1050/ 900 RPM speed settings via LNA (low-noise adapters) for more silence. These are great for building silent gaming PCs because Noctua really knows how to make quiet fans. If your main problem is overheating, my advice is to go with something that can run on higher RPMs like ML140 form Corsair, but if you are looking for silent fans, don't go any further. I know that these aren't cheap, but they are worth the price point. For high-end gaming PCs, I truly recommend Noctua NF A14 FLX. As always, Noctua only makes the best case fans.
I wanted to include one cheaper option for all you other there that have a lower budget. You can get FN V2 for less than $10, and that's why I recommend them. But don't let the price fool you because this is the great fan and it has all the features you will need. I need to mention that I love this classic design. It doesn't look cheap like most fans look with black body and white fan. It is minimalistic, like every other product in NZXT family. All in all, this is one good-looking fan that will fit into any kind of system environment. There are 8 anti-vibration pads on corners, and they are great for minimizing noise and vibration between the case and the fan. This is one simple, but the powerful detail that should be on any kind of fan.
If you want or need, you can get FN N2 in smaller size version, 120mm. Sleeved cable is also a plus because these little details are required for better performances. Blades are redesigned and they are now thicker for more reliable operation and longevity. This is a pretty quiet fan, and you can tell that because on at the maximum performance, the noise level is just under 21 dBA. It comes with a rifle bearing for better and greater performances while running at top speeds. Fan airflow is pretty good, around 45 CFM. At the top of this, you will get 2-year warranty in case that something goes wrong.
These are the smallest fans on this list. Antec is a well-known brand name, and you shouldn't have any problems with this fan. It is made from good materials, and it won't flex or break under the pressure. TriCool is a great small fan for everyone that needs something at this size. You can buy the black or clear version without LED lights, but they are boring. If you ask me, the best options are blue or red, both with great and vibrant LEDs. You can pair them up with bigger, 120mm version, and get the sick looking gaming PC.
It has double ball-bearing design for longer lifespan and maximum cooling with low noise. Of course, this isn't the perfect fan and it will make some noise if you decide to go with full speed option. However, if you choose to go with normal RPMs, it can get pretty quiet. One feature that I like is 3-speed switch and it lets you balance quiet performance with maximum cooling. After all, this is a great small case fan for everyone that needs something like this. It is well-made and it doesn't cost much. Also, I need to add that LEDs on this thing are amazing.
Another great pick on this list, this time from Cooler Master. I don't like the design, but it is what it is. We can't complain because this is really a budget fan and you can't expect everything to be perfect. It has a glossy black look, with 11 blades. I also don't like the cable, because it is colorful, instead of black. You can get it in 92, 120 or 140mm option and it is recommended for CM 690/ 590/690 II. However, let's talk about a more important thing than design, performances.
It has 11 thin blades for increased cooling at lower speeds. Airflow is good (24.2 CFM), and your PC will stay cool and run under normal temperatures. It is also pretty silent, with a noise level of 20dBA. It isn't the quietest option out there, but you can't get that with $6 case fan. You can order and test it, and if you don't like it, you won't lose so much money. After all, this is a good fan for everyone that want's to lower their temperatures a little more.
And the best 80mm case fan is here. Noctua really knows how to make the perfect fan for everyone with high-end PCs. I already said that they aren't the prettiest, but they definitely have best overall performances. You probably don't have brown PC system, but if you don't have window, you shouldn't really care about matching the colors of it. The most important thing of any PC component is how it performs, and everything else is less important. That's why Noctua is my favorite case fan brand in the world. NF-A8 is well-built with high-quality parts. There is zero flexing or breaking, and that is one big factor of every premium case fan. It has anti-vibrational pads, so there won't be any vibrations between chassis and fan.
I love the fact that almost every Noctua fan has LNA or low-noise adapter for even quieter results. Minimum rotational speed is 450 RPM, and on this speed, you won't be able to hear anything. The maximum is 2200 RPM, and it is still quite on this much. If you choose to go with LN, the maximum is 1750 RPM, which is a balance between no-noise and great performances. They are using SSO2 bearing, which is great for the long lifespan of the fan. If you don't believe in this, you should because with this fan you are getting 6-year warranty in case that anything stops working. This is one of the best case fans in small category.
As I mentioned multiple times in this text, fans are an important part of any PC build. It doesn't need to be high-end because every component, cheap or expensive, can overheat. The most common are 120mm fans, and that's why I listed 10 of them. If you ask me, one of the best case fans are Noctua NF-F12 PWM or Cooler Master ML120 PRO LED. If you don't care about design and you want the more silent option, my advice is to go with NF-F12. However, if you want something that will give you great performance with good-looking design, don't overthink and go with Cooler Master. I hope you learned something new and I hope you picked the best case fan for you!


A listener is applying for another job. Should he tell his current boss that he is looking?
QUESTION: A listener is applying for another job. Should he tell his current boss that he is looking? That depends, as Dave explains.
ANSWER: That's up to your working situation and if your integrity is in play. Nothing stops you from looking at the menu, even if you're on a diet. I would treat other people the way I want to be treated.
I don't expect anyone at my company to tell me every time they apply for another job, but I expect my leaders to let me know if their team members are unhappy working here.
I think it all depends on your relationship to the company and your leadership and how key a person you are. If the company you work for now can move your position from good to ideal, that would be great. But remember the golden rule: Treat others as you want to be treated.


Forward and back wheels of all cars considered in the present Management are equipped by disk brake mechanisms.
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The short description of principles of functioning of system of antiblocking of brakes (ABS) is resulted in the Part Receptions of operation and auxiliary systems.
The tank with a brake liquid is fixed on the main brake cylinder (ГТЦ). The amplifier of brakes accumulates a part of the vacuum created in the inlet pipeline of the engine.
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